Bradley Hall, Wolsingham

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Braydley

In the civil parish of Wolsingham.
In the historic county of Durham; County Palatinate of (Modern Authority of Durham, 1974 county of County Durham).

Moated site, the ruins and remains of a fortified house, a pillow mound and a series of fishponds of medieval date, situated on the left bank of the Bradley Burn. The fortified manor house, probably of courtyard plan, is thought to be of C14 date, remodelled in late C16 or early C17, possibly C15 barrel-vaulted ruin the only visible survivor of this house. Palatinate licence to crenellate granted to Sir William Eure in 1431/2. In 1541 Survey was of the inheritance of Nicholas Carrow and was empty

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.

A Durham licence to crenellate was granted in 1431/2.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.
This site is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 407907)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NZ108362

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 22143

County Sites and Monuments Record number; D1793

• Web site links
  • http://www.bradleyhall.net/
    http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D1793
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles and Tower Houses of County Durham (Malvern) p19
    Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses Vol1 (Cambridge) p55-6
    Jackson, M.J., 1996, Castles of Durham and Cleveland (Carlise) p21-2 [plan]
    Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p33 [slight]
    Corfe, Tom (ed), 1992, 'The Visible Middle Ages' in An Historical Atlas of County Durhan p28-9
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p138
    Pevsner, Nikolaus (revised by Elizabeth Williamson), 1983, Buildings of England: County Durham (Harmondsworth) p113
    Hugill, Robert, 1979, The Castles and Towers of the County of Durham (Newcastle; Frank Graham) p38-39
    Gould, Chalkley, 1905, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Durham Vol1 p357
    Whellan, F., 1894 (2edn), History, Topography and Directory of the County of Durham p418
    Boyle, J.R., 1892, Comprehensive Guide to the County of Durham (Newcastle) p515
    Bates, C.J., 1891, Border Holds of Northumberland (London and Newcastle: Andrew Reid) p.xv, 47
    Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p206
    Brayley, E. and Britton, J., 1803, Beauties of England and Wales; Durham Vol5 p213
    Hutchinson, Wm, 1785-94, The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham Vol3 p365-6
• Journal Articles
  • Hildyard, E.J.W.; assisted by Snowdon, G.V. with a contribution by Gillam, J.P., 1955, Archaeology of Weardale: sixth summary of research 1950-52 p14-15
    1911-2, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle Vol5 p112
    1900-4, Transactions of the Weardale Naturalists’ Field Club Vol1 p164-74
    1896, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle Vol7 p245-6
    Featherstonehaugh, 1891-2, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle Vol5 p102
• Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
  • 1541 Survey of the East and Middle Marches [Click here]
    1872, Report of the Deputy Keeper Public Records Vol33 p135
• Other sources and unpublished works (Theses, in-house reports and other such)
  • Annis, R. and Ryder, P., 1992, Bradley Hall, Weardale (Cleveland County Archaeological Section)